Guildford
town · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Guildford's name means 'the ford where guild members met'. It refers to a crossing point on the River Wey that was used for meetings or trade by a guild.
Word origins
- gild
- Old EnglishAttestedguild, payment, tribute(from gild "guild")
- ford
- Old Englishford, river crossing(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
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